Integrity tests and the five-factor model of personality: A review and empirical test of two alternative positions

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 113-130

  Marcus, Bernd ^a   Höft, Stefan ^b   Riediger, Michaela ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

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EID: 33845426411     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: 14682389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2006.00338.x     Document Type: Review

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